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Opportunistic Detection of Coronary Artery Calcium on Noncardiac Chest Computed Tomography: An Emerging Tool for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Randi Foraker, Laurence Sperling, Lisa Bratzke, Matthew Budoff, Michelle Leppert, Alexander C Razavi, Fatima Rodriguez, Michael D Shapiro, Seamus Whelton, Nathan D Wong, Eugene Yang, American Heart Association Prevention Science Committee of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention
Published: 202510.1161/CIR.0000000000001382
Abstract
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis that confers increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Measured by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography, CAC improves risk stratification beyond traditional r…
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